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Lauke Stoel
I’ve followed a somewhat unconventional path to where I am now: a second-year research masters student in Methodology and Statistics. My undergraduate professor in statistics inspired me to persue a quantitative degree, but I also got the opportunity from my internship at the Dutch Ministry of Education to apply for a job as policy officer at the Dutch Research Council. This allowed me to further develope my love for education and my knowledge of our education system.
I started my masters degree in 2020, moving to part-time employment at NRO. Now, my work experience and field of studies are reunited in the field of Educational Measurement.
Education
BSc in Governance, Economics and Development
Leiden University College
The Hague, the Netherlands
2017 - 2014
- Thesis: “An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Globalisation on Quality of Higher Education and Employability of Graduates in the 21st Century”
- Graduated cum laude
Minor in Computational Psychology
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
2016
- Example courses: Psychological Tests, Computational Psychology and Behavioural Economics
Selected Positions
Intern
Cito
Arnhem, the Netherlands
now - 2021
- Currently writing my thesis titled: “Comparative Causal Inference with PISA”
Policy Officer for the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO)
Dutch Research Council (NWO)
The Hague, the Netherlands
now - 2018
- I currently work part-time for NRO. My tasks involve the management and upkeep of the NRO project database, managing the tools used to normalise committee scores and representing our deparment in the NWO-wide information management programme.
- Between 2018 and 2020, I was responsible for the smooth running of the Comenius grant programmes. My daily tasks involved among others contacting international referees and assembling assessment committees who assess the proposals. I prepared these meetings and communicated the judgement of the committee to the applicants through a motivation letter. Furthermore, I facilitated the communication with the Ministry of Education.
Intern
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
The Hague, the Netherlands
2018 - 2017
- I was part of the strategic team with two other colleagues and team innovation, with seven others
- Primary tasks included organising the allocation of the Comenius education grants, contributing to setting up the Comenius Network at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, secretary for and contributing to the writing of the 2018 higher education sector-agreements, and data-analysis for the OECD benchmarking Higher Education project.
Extracurricular
Student representative to the MSBBSS Programme Advisory Committee
Utrecht University
N/A
now - 2021
- I represent all MSBBSS students in the committee that … and advises the Faculty Board.
Board member Summer Programme Committee
Nederlandse Studenten Alpen Club (NSAC)
N/A
now - 2021
- The task of this board is to organise the summer courses in alpinism offered to members of any SAC in the Netherlands.
Board member - Delegate Trainer
Leiden Model United Nations Foundation (LeidenMUN)
N/A
2018 - 2017
- This board, consisting of five student members, ran this debating foundation. My primary tasks involved teaching university students in workshops on public speaking, resolution writing, lobbying/negotiation and policy research. Furthermore, I supervised some of our trips abroad.
Research Contributions
Benchmarking Higher Education System Performance: The Netherlands
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
N/A
2018
- Contributed to the project as a country representative of the Netherlands. I gathered and synthesised system level data to be communicated to the OECD team and helped with revision. Report can be found here.
Selected Writing
Column announcing the first cohort of Comenius Network laureates
Hoger Onderwijs Management
N/A
2018
- The column can be found here on page 21.